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Tube Beading Tools

Medium Tube Beading Tool With Field Service Holding Tool, 3/8", 1/2", and 5/8"

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Medium Tube Beading Tool With Field Service Holding Tool, 3/8", 1/2", and 5/8"

$335.95

Designed in the USA during WWII for aircraft applications. This is a proven tool with a long history. Available to the public by popular demand. Manufactured in California using 100% USA materials. Useful to form a bead on rigid tubing for hose and hose clamp applications. Works on 3/8", 1/2”, and 1" O.D. tubing. Can be used on aluminum, copper, steel, and stainless steel.

Our customers include Boeing, Los Alamos National Laboratory, US Marines, US Army, Sandia National Laboratories, United Launch, Spawar, and SpaceX.Creates a bead per mil-spec MS33660D (see photos) and SAE Aerospace AS5131.

Simple to use. Step 1. Place tube in the field service holding tool and cut to length with a tube cutter. Step 2. Deburr the I.D. and O.D. Step 3. Oil tube. Step 4. Install the beading tool, tighten the knob, and start the bead. Progressively tighten the knob with each 360 degree rotation. The field service holding tool securely holds round shapes from 1/4" to 1". Made in the USA from cast aluminum and hand-poured semi-soft polyurethane. Approximate dimensions for an individual jaw are the following: Length: 1.5", Height: 0.705".

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